From: Reported 1-year prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in Ontario chiropractors
 | BODY PART WITH REPORTED MUSCULOSKELETAL TROUBLE | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neck | Shoulders | Elbows | Wrists & Hands | Upper Back | Lower Back | Hips | Knees | Feet & Ankles | |
N | 160 | 128 | 62 | 163 | 104 | 164 | 50 | 51 | 36 |
 | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
Changed jobs or duties | |||||||||
 Yes | 5.6 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
 No | 91.9 | 87.5 | 83.9 | 80.4 | 88.5 | 81.1 | 76.0 | 92.2 | 94.4 |
 No response | 2.5 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
Total length of time with trouble | |||||||||
 0 days | 0 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 8.3 |
 1–7 days | 34.4 | 23.4 | 21.0 | 17.2 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 11.1 |
 8–30 days | 28.1 | 20.3 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 26.0 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 |
 More than 30 days but not every day | 28.8 | 39.1 | 33.9 | 35.6 | 28.8 | 22.6 | 26.0 | 37.3 | 41.7 |
 Every day | 6.9 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 15.7 | 11.1 |
 No response | 1.9 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
 | Neck | Shoulders | Elbows | Wrists & Hands | Upper Back | Lower Back | Hips | Knees | Feet & Ankles |
N | 157 | 118 | 54 | 146 | 91 | 141 | 43 | 46 | 32 |
 | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
Reduced work activity | |||||||||
 No | 93.6 | 88.1 | 90.7 | 85.6 | 90.1 | 87.2 | 79.1 | 93.5 | 90.6 |
 Monthly | 3.2 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
 Weekly | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 6.3 |
 Daily | 0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
 No response | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reduced leisure activity | |||||||||
 Yes | 22.3 | 35.6 | 38.9 | 30.1 | 20.9 | 46.8 | 67.4 | 63.0 | 46.9 |
 No | 77.7 | 62.7 | 59.3 | 69.2 | 78.0 | 53.2 | 32.6 | 37.0 | 53.1 |
 No response | 0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Days normal work prevented | |||||||||
 0 days | 88.5 | 74.6 | 83.3 | 73.3 | 83.5 | 70.2 | 62.8 | 82.6 | 78.1 |
 1–7 days | 8.9 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 6.3 |
 8–30 days | 1.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 12.5 |
 More than 30 days | 0.6 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
 No response | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sought medical help | |||||||||
 Yes | 82.2 | 66.1 | 50.0 | 45.9 | 84.6 | 78.0 | 76.7 | 43.5 | 53.1 |
 No | 17.8 | 32.2 | 50.0 | 54.1 | 14.3 | 22.0 | 23.3 | 56.5 | 46.9 |
 No response | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |